AboutArticles by Shaadaab S. Bakht

UAE leaders mean business

19 Sep 2024

Not lame duck followers of political philosophies, but ethically rich individuals, deeply and steadily soaked in humane values, are the need of the hour as far as leaders are concerned....

The inevitability of sacrifice

29 Aug 2024

Can we go through life without a major sacrifice? The answer is no and I hate that, but hatred doesn’t change reality. No matter how hard we try, sooner or...

For the sake of children

25 Jul 2024

Only a demon will ignore their (below photo) right to live, right to grow, right to enjoy the fruits that life offers, right to become the insatiable love of their...

Time is running out

04 Jul 2024

It was 1987. I got off the auto-rickshaw and nearly crashed on the pavement. I literally grabbed bottles of cold water from one of the vendors in the city of...

Democracy spares none

13 Jun 2024

The results of the Indian general election, announced on June 4, 2024, once again underlined the age-old belief among seasoned practitioners of democracy that those in power have to fulfil...

Inhuman pursuit

23 May 2024

In wars, thousands of children, women and men are killed and houses destroyed. The exercise, often executed in the name of seeking justice, involves nothing but the decimation of human...

Café culture rules Kolkata

25 Apr 2024

Social media, with the enormous support of refashioned lies, harmful half-truths, quasi-logic, rules our lives, but I miss the café culture. We all go to schools and colleges, but if...

Red coconut

28 Mar 2024

Electioneering is fun, always. And in India it is colourful too. The campaigns include politicians, actors, actresses, singers, cricketers, footballers and, of course, some seasoned opportunists. The huge mix...

Knitting hope

07 Mar 2024

The picture inspires. And rightly so. The lady — undeniably loving, deeply patriotic and heartwarmingly generous — is knitting hope. Her action more than underlines the unquestionable belief that no...

The winner commands

15 Feb 2024

If one consciously decides to live in a democracy, ply one’s trade in a democracy and die in a democracy, they should learn to value and subsequently embrace the significance...

Shaadaab S. Bakht

Shaadaab S. Bakht, who worked for famous Indian dailies The Telegraph, The Pioneer, The Sentinel and wrote political commentaries for Tehelka.com, is Gulf Today’s Executive Editor.

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